HONORED FAERIE TREES

1.The Bramble Tree- fairies love the bramble tree because it is wild and protects the penetration of secluded sacred fairie clearings.

2. The Ash Tree- it is said to be an ancestor of humankind. In Greece powerful families were believed to have come from ash trees. Norse Gods populated their sublunary world with a newborn race by breathing a human soul and spirit into an ash tree. In Norse myth, the most sacred ash is Yggdrasil, which is believed to be the entire support structure of the universe. Today in certain places people will leave tokens of human hair hanging from an ash tree in the hopes their wishes, hopes and desires will be granted.

3.The Lilac Tree- it is the fragrance of the lilac tree that is considered magickal. The fragrance is believed to carry humans into fairyland and the supernal world. English tradition considers the lilac to be an unlucky flower to be brought into the house because it is associated with death. This was perhaps fear of the power of the fragrance of the lilac. It is really quite a beneficiary tree. It`s flowers can be eaten and used as a tonic for the nervous system.

4. The Pine Tree- the tree of the sun. Its old title was "the sweetest of woods".The scent of Pine is useful in the reduction of guilt. The pine was also sacred to the sea-god Neptune (Poseidon) and to Bacchus (Dionysus).

5.The Broom Tree- as you can imagine, the properties associated with the broom tree is that of astral travel and flight.

6. The Silver Birch Tree- associated with Lammas tide on August 1,the light of the stars, the moon and the sun. It is a symbol of summer ever returning. It is said the birch is the mother of the oak tree because in prehistoric times it was the birch that prepared the earth floor for the majestic oak to be born. It is said the fairies love this tree in the springtime.

7. The Alder Tree- associated with water. The catkin bearing alder resist decay in its watery habitat. The water spirits, the undines love this tree as well as the unicorn. The leaves of an alder tree can be made into a tea to treat kidney problems.

8. The Holly Tree- symbol of the life force, vitality and immortality. It is considered a lucky tree to grow in the garden because it wards off negative energies. The shiny green leaves represent the vitality of life even in the coldest of times and is used in Yule for this reason. It is lucky to burn dried holly branches but not if their still green. The male holly tree the prickly one) and the female holly tree(the smooth variegated one) are inhabited by respectfully the holly man and the holly woman.

9. The Juniper Tree- considered a protective tree and unlucky to cut down a juniper tree. The tree has an abundance of healing properties. Infusions can be made to treat kidney and liver troubles, arthritis, dropsy and help the elderly.

10. The Hawthorn (Whitehorn or May Tree)Tree- this is the most sacred tree to the fairies probably because it is so wild,uncompromising and fragrant. If you sit under the thorn tree on may day eve,samhain eve and midsummer eve you can commune with the fairies. Make a ball of last years foliage tied with a white ribbon and burn it in a bonfire on new years day to rid yourself of troubles. Start fresh in the new year then by making yourself a ball of fresh thorn branches and leaves and keep it to be used in the next years bonfire.It is said that when Joseph of Arimathea came to Glastonbury (one of my fav place on earth!, I used to wish to be married in Glastonbury at one time and they have the best pre-Raphaelite shop and the best candle shop in town) he brought a white hawthorn with him and planted it in Wearyall Hill.

11. The Elder Tree- People used to think it was unlucky to bring any part of an elder tree into the house because it would bring a death in the family. It actually has a feminine soul. It is magickal, healing and fragrant. If planting an elder tree in the garden remember it likes to be protected and hidden. In fact all the fairy trees like to be planted at a distant from others